Saba Temelso & Dan Stein

Dan Stein from Cuisine Lab began his talk by asking the audience to stand up and introduce themselves to a stranger, arguing that “this is how we build community.” Dan was accompanied by Saba Temelso, a refugee from Eritrea who has been living in Geneva for over 5 years. Together, they described how food and sharing a meal can have the power to bring people together, strengthening diversity and inclusion in a community.

Geneva Peace Talks 2017. Recorded at the Palais des Nations on September 21, 2017.

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Saba Temelso & Dan Stein

Saba Temelso & Dan Stein

Dan is a social do-gooder who often has his fingers in several different pies but focuses his efforts on projects that build community and Saba is a refugee from Eritrea who has been living in Geneva for over 5 years. After organizing a community kitchen in Geneva for several years and contributing to a refugee kitchen project called Options Food Lab in Athens, Dan recently co-founded the Swiss NGO Cuisine Lab and the Refugee Cultural Festival which demonstrate his interest in harnessing creativity and culture, to share and learn from each other. Saba is passionate about cooking and serving others, working as a chef at Cuisine Lab. People who have tried her injera, a bread typical from Eritrea, say it is one of the best they've ever had.

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Brigadier General Pico Malaver of the Colombian National Police spoke about his 33-year career working in the police force, his experiences living through years of conflict and his involvement in the peace talks in Havana with FARC. BG Pico Malaver was keen to emphasize that reconciliation is possible, no matter what the circumstances might be.

Geneva Peace Talks 2017. Recorded at the Palais des Nations on September 21, 2017.

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Hassan Ismail is the focal person for Interpeace’s Kenya Programme in Mandera County. In the Geneva Peace Talks 2017, Hassan talked about his life journey experiencing clan conflict in his childhood, becoming a teacher and now working as a peacebuilder. Hassan invited viewers to look beyond the two sides of the coin and looking at the third side to learn to trust each other, particularly in areas of conflict in order to build peace in our communities.

Geneva Peace Talks 2017. Recorded at the Palais des Nations on September 21, 2017.

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Sonja Stojanović Gajić, the Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, a leading Western Balkan security think tank, spoke about her path towards research on security, which can help create knowledge and understanding to reconcile communities after war. She described how first-hand research and information from opposing parties are necessary to build sustainable peace.

Geneva Peace Talks 2017. Recorded at the Palais des Nations on September 21, 2017.

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